Name: Il sorpasso
Director: Dino Risi
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1962-01-01
Duration: 108 min

Il sorpasso (1962) centers on a reserved university student who is persuaded to join an outgoing stranger for what begins as a brief drive through Rome. As their journey expands into a spontaneous trip across the Italian countryside while contrasting personalities, social backgrounds, and attitudes toward life gradually emerge, the unlikely companions develop a friendship that reveals both the freedoms and uncertainties of a rapidly changing society. This Italian comedy-drama examines youth and modernity within the economic boom of postwar Italy, as carefree optimism and restless ambition mask deeper questions about identity and fulfillment, with friendship, travel, and social observation.

Selected disc options for Il sorpasso

Extras	Criterion BD-A/US 2014	Radiance BD-B/UK 2023
Introduction by Alexander Payne (5:18)	has extra
Una bella vacanza: Buon compleanno Dino Risi! (A Beautiful Vacation) (2006, 55:21)	has extra
Back to Castiglioncello - Excerpts from Documentary (2012, 11:02)	has extra	has extra
On a Trintignant Kick - Audio Essay by Tim Lucas		has extra
Parlando con Vittorio (Speaking with Gassman) - Excerpts from Documentary (2005, 30:46)	has extra
Commedia all’italiana and “Il sorpasso” - Interview with Rémi Fournier Lanzoni (15:43)	has extra
Interview with Actor Jean-Louis Trintignant (1983, 8:32)	has extra	has extra
Interview with Co-Writer Ettore Scola (14:15)	has extra
Interview with Director/Co-Writer Dino Risi [Criterion] (2004, 20:02)	has extra
Interview with Director/Co-Writer Dino Risi [Radiance] (1999)		has extra
Interview with Richard Dyer		has extra
Theatrical Trailer (2:26)	has extra	has extra

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Notes

Criterion’s Blu-ray includes a 40-page booklet with writing by Phillip Lopate (“The Joys of Disillusionment”) and Antonio Monda (“Italy, Dark and Light”); and interview excerpts of director Dino Risi (“Risi in His Own Words”).
Radiance’s Blu-ray is included in the “Commedia all’italiana: Three Films by Dino Risi” box set with Il vedovo (1959) and Il mattatore (1960). It includes an 80-page booklet with writing by Robert Gordon and Gino Moliterno.

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Introduction by Alexander Payne (5:18)
Una bella vacanza: Buon compleanno Dino Risi! (A Beautiful Vacation) (2006, 55:21)
Back to Castiglioncello (2012, 11:02)
Parlando con Vittorio (Speaking with Gassman) (2005, 30:46)
Commedia all’italiana and “Il sorpasso” (15:43)
Interview with Actor Jean-Louis Trintignant (1983, 8:32)
Interview with Co-Writer Ettore Scola (14:15)
Interview with Director/Co-Writer Dino Risi [Criterion] (2004, 20:02)

Presentation	Criterion BD 2014 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 26.22 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Length:1:45:29.910 File size: 20.21 GiB Audio File 1 Language: Italian LPCM 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1152 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English
Extras	Introduction by Alexander Payne (5:18, 1080p) Criterion BD
	Una bella vacanza: Buon compleanno Dino Risi! (A Beautiful Vacation) (2006, 55:21, 1080i60) Criterion BD
	Back to Castiglioncello - Excerpts from Documentary (2012, 11:02, 1080p) Criterion BD
	Parlando con Vittorio (Speaking with Gassman) - Excerpts from Documentary (2005, 30:46, 1080i60) Criterion BD
	Commedia all’italiana and “Il sorpasso” - Interview with Rémi Fournier Lanzoni (15:43, 1080p) Criterion BD
	Interview with Actor Jean-Louis Trintignant (1983, 8:32, 1080p) Criterion BD
	Interview with Co-Writer Ettore Scola (14:15, 1080p) Criterion BD
	Interview with Director/Co-Writer Dino Risi [Criterion] (2004, 20:02, 1080i60) Criterion BD
	Theatrical Trailer (2:26, 1080p) Criterion BD